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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: pontus on March 19, 2014, 10:24:53 PM

Title: Acacia Karoo?
Post by: pontus on March 19, 2014, 10:24:53 PM

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to find some plants of acacia karoo, it seems unfindable in european nurseries...:(

Pontus

Title: Re: Acacia Karoo?
Post by: Alan_b on March 20, 2014, 12:43:55 PM

You may well be correct, but isn't it spelled 'karroo'?

Title: Re: Acacia Karoo?
Post by: Maggi Young on March 20, 2014, 12:49:44 PM

Quote from: Alan_b on March 20, 2014, 12:43:55 PM

......... but isn't it spelled 'karroo'?

From Kew (http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/acacia-karroo-sweet-thorn) :   " It is named after the Karoo region of the former Cape Province of South Africa"

From http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/acaciakar.htm (http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/acaciakar.htm) :

 "The name Acacia is derived from Greek "akis" a point or barb. Karroo is one of the old spellings of karoo which cannot be corrected because of the laws governing botanical nomenclature (giving of names)."

Title: Re: Acacia Karoo?
Post by: Alan_b on March 20, 2014, 01:08:07 PM

I don't much trust eBay but you appear to be able to buy the seeds through this vendor: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quick-and-Easy-Indoor-Bonsai-Trees-From-Seed-Acacia-/310767156942 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quick-and-Easy-Indoor-Bonsai-Trees-From-Seed-Acacia-/310767156942)